Obituary: Viktor DYAKOV (1938 – 2016)

The Head coach of the Russian national sitting volleyball team Viktor Dyakov passed away on 10th September 2016 after long illness.
Viktor Dyakov was the founder of the team “Rodnik” (Ekaterinburg) which won the national championship more than ten times.
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The team “Rodnik” (Ekaterinburg) is the base club for the Russian national team and under Viktor’s leadership, the team won bronze medals at the Paralympics in Beijing in 2008.
He had given an interview to VolleySLIDE about his passion for the game and the development of the sport in Russia – Interview Viktor Dyakov
Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this time of sorrow.

12.09.1938, Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR 10.09.2016, Ekaterinburg, Russia

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